Facts About the 20th Century

An expansive single-volume reference combining the features of a chronology, encyclopaedia, and almanac. This ambitious new work covers not just trivia but essentials, not just the familiar but also the little-known, not just the local but the global. ""It is not a record of any one country’s 20th century, but of every country’s, and of the great worldwide events and trends that affected them all,"" promises the introduction. Chapter One: Chronology of the CenturyA timeline from 1900 to 1999, highlighting the most important milestones in every area of human activity around the world, from culture to politics to science to sports. Chapter Two: Events and Ideas of the CenturyA listing of more than 300 selected events, movements, trends, and concepts that defined the century. Chapter Three: People of the CenturyConcise biographies of 900 of the most important people of their times, including artists, philosophers, generals, and presidents. Chapter Four: Nations of the WorldA brief 20th-century history of every nation on earth, from Afghanistan to Zimbabwe, along with a chronology of leaders and other information. The main text is supplemented with charts, such as a list of all Nobel Prize Winners and battle and casualty tables for World Wars I and II. Cross-references also aid researchers. Two indexes complete the book: a traditional subject index and a year index.